The Eco, a Mante newspaper, featured a visit by the Municipal President of Mante, Pablo A. González León, to Boulder. The article includes a photo of the Municipal President, his wife, and members of the Boulder-Mante Sister City Committee in front of a mural painted by Mante muralist Florian Lopez, which was commissioned in 2001 commemorate the lasting bod between the two cities.

Translation: It is exciting to see my friends from Boulder in your newspaper: Norris Hermsmeyer and the teacher Elfa Rodríguez accompanying the Municipal President of Mante, Pablo A. González León, and his wife against the mural I painted in 2001 in Colorado. What lucky piece, really small, next to that wonderful medical campaign that lasted 20 years benefiting thousands of needy people. Some days I wondered if it was worth painting away from family and friends, I thought that my efforts would be ignored as so many projects. I wish my friends Chan Mortimer and his wife have the opportunity to see the sculptures and crafts that I started painting in his garden.